英汉词典

1. 速记;速记法
    Shorthand is a quick way of writing and uses signs to represent words or syllables. Shorthand is used by secretaries and journalists to write down what someone is saying.

    e.g. Ben took notes in shorthand.
           本用速记法记笔记。

2. (对某事)简略的表达方式
    You can use shorthand to mean a quick or simple way of referring to something.

    e.g. 'Third World' is an abstraction, a form of shorthand...
           “第三世界”是个抽象概念，是一种简称。
    e.g. The fiction that 'he' is a neutral shorthand for 'he or she' is no longer acceptable to many.
           认为“他”是“他或她”的中性简称的这种说法，很多人已不再接受。